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Author: Filipe T.
Date: 2001-10-18 18:47
which is the hardest instrument to tune in an orchestra? I'm guessing that it's the harp . But which of the woodwinds are harder to tune??
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Author: William
Date: 2001-10-18 18:56
I would propose the tuned percussion--orchestra bells, xzylophone, etc--as they are pretuned and therefore totally inflexabile to the ever schifting tonal center of any ensemble. Also, they are tuned to the "tempered" system of tuning while all the other wind and strings musicians want to play according to the "just" or natural accoustics of relative tuning. Same problem whenever anyone trys to play a solo with a piano--our ears want to hear "just" and the piano is "tempered." However, outside ot tuning theory, I think all instruments are equally challenging when it comes to "playing in tune." Good Listening, All!!!!!
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2001-10-18 21:25
The pipe organ. It takes a month to retune a medium size one, and even then it does no good. In Also Sprach Zarathustra, the orchestra has gone 1/4 tone sharp by the end of the monster crescendo, so the organ is out of tune 100% of the time.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-10-18 22:24
I love that part, too (the pipe organ's the only thing in tune at the end). I'll bet Richard Strauss knew exactly what he was doing, too.
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